Russians optimistic for 2015 despite it all

Jim Heintz

Published 11:15 am, Thursday, January 1, 2015

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In this photo taken on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, Students Elizaveta Kozlova, left, and Anastasia Khripunova speak to the Associated Press at the Gorky Park skating rink in Moscow, Russia. Both said that they’re looking forward with high optimism to 2015 as they take a rest. Although Russia faces a challenging year as the ruble takes a sharp fall and tensions with the West soar, many Russians appear to be taking the troubles as a call to pull together and redouble their energies. (AP Photo/Jim Heintz)

In this photo taken on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, Students Elizaveta Kozlova, left, and Anastasia Khripunova speak to the Associated Press at the Gorky Park skating rink in Moscow, Russia. Both said that they’re

In this photo taken on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, Students Elizaveta Kozlova, left, and Anastasia Khripunova speak to the Associated Press at the Gorky Park skating rink in Moscow, Russia. Both said that they’re looking forward with high optimism to 2015 as they take a rest. Although Russia faces a challenging year as the ruble takes a sharp fall and tensions with the West soar, many Russians appear to be taking the troubles as a call to pull together and redouble their energies. (AP Photo/Jim Heintz)